Wojciech Radoszewski
Wojciech Radoszewski | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków Titular Bishop of Hirina | |
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| Orders | |
| Consecration | by Bishop Józef Olechowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1721 |
| Died | 1796 (aged 74–75) |
Wojciech Radoszewski (1721 – 1796) was a Polish nobleman and clergyman who was an auxiliary bishop of Kraków.
Biography
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Radoszewski was born into a family that claimed the Oksza coat of arms. He became a priest by 1746. In 1787, he was made Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków and Titular Bishop of Hirina.[1] In 1788, he was deputy of the Crown Tribunal.[1]
Radoszewski also played a role in constructing St. Joseph's Church in Klimontów. He financed an organ and a baroque facade.[2][3] According to historian Teodor Wierzbowski, Radoszewski also funded a parish school in Klimontów.[4] This school was founded to the standards of the Commission of National Education, an entity that functioned as the education ministry of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.[4]
Radoszewski died in 1796. He received the Order of Saint Stanislaus.[1]
See also
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[edit]- 1 2 3 Niesiecki, Kasper (1841). Herbarz polski. Vol. 8. Poland: Wydawnictwa Artystczne i Filmowe. pp. 24–25. OCLC 679491495 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Gołos, J., Smulikowska, E. (1992). The Polish Organ: The instrument and its history. Vol. 1. Poland: Sutkowski. p. 305.
- ↑ Winiarski, M. (2010). Małopolska Droga św. Jakuba. Od Sandomierza do Krakowa. Przewodnik. Poland: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 46. ISBN 9788362460052.
- 1 2 Wierzbowski, Teodor (1921). Szkoły parafjalne w Polsce i na Litwie za czasów Komisji edukacji narodowej, 1773-1794. Kraków: Książnica Polska. p. 139. OCLC 1031813245 – via Google Books.
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